21. In which one of the following Indian states,
percentage of total cultivable area under Horticultural crops is only 2•75 per
cent ?

(A) Madhya Pradesh

(B) Rajasthan

(C) Jharkhand

(D) Chhattisgarh

(E) Uttar Pradesh

22. What percentage of ‘All Economically Productive women
population’ in India are engaged in Agriculture including animal husbandry and
fisheries ?

(A) 38 per cent

(B) 48 per cent

(C) 58 per cent

(D) 68 per cent

(E) 78 per cent

23. In which year, the ‘Varsha Bima Yojana’ (Insurance
against the adverse incidence of rainfall) was started in India ?

(A) 2004

(B) 2005

(C) 2006

(D) 2007

(E) 2008

24. Which one of the following states, the extent of
financial exclusion is between 50 to 75 per cent ?

(A) Bihar

(B) Karnataka

(C) Tamil Nadu

(D) Jharkhand

(E) West Bengal

25. A field of work in which people aim to improve the
access of rural communities to efficient, sustainable financial services is
known as or categorized as—

(A) Agricultural Finance

(B) Rural Finance

(C) Micro Finance

(D) Financial Institution

(E) Financial Intermediary

26. The Science of cultivation and harvesting of fruits
is called ‘Pomology’, however, of the following fruits, this fruit crop
presently is not covered under the ‘Pomology’—

(A) Water-melon

(B) Banana

(C) Strawberry

(D) Sapota

(E) Custard Apple

27. The ‘Productivity of Banana’ (yield per hectare) is
highest in this state—

(A) Tamil Nadu

(B) Kerala

(C) Karnataka

(D) Maharashtra

(E) Gujarat

28. Pepsi Co. started Contract farming in Guntur district
of Andhra Pradesh for preparation of—

(A) Tomato purees

(B) Basmati Rice

(C) Groundnut Butter

(D) Sunflower Oil

(E) Chilli Paste for Export

29. At present, how many National Research Institutes are
working on Development of Products/crops under ‘Agricultural Biotechnologies’
in India ?

(A) 20

(B) 25

(C) 30

(D) 35

(E) 40

30. ‘Shifting Cultivation’ is practiced in India covering
about 14•66 lakh hectare area, where in this state ranked first with 3•75 lakh
hectare—

(A) Assam

(B) Arunachal Pradesh

(C) Manipur

(D) Meghalaya

(E) Tripura

31. Which one of the following flower crops is native of
India ?

(A) Gladious

(B) Bougainvillea

(C) Tuberose

(D) Orchids

(E) All these

32. What is the Total Plan allocation (Rs. crores) for
development of Rainfed/Dryland Agriculture in the XIth Five Year Plan Period
(2007-08 to 2011-2012) ?

(A) Rs. 65,000 crore

(B) Rs. 70,000 crore

(C) Rs. 75,000 crore

(D) Rs. 80,000 crore

(E) Rs. 85,000 crore

33. As on March 31, 2007, how many of the Public Sector
Banks had achieved Direct Agricultural Lending Target (13•5 per cent of Net
Bank Credit) stipulated by the RBI ?

(A) Eight

(B) Nine

(C) Ten

(D) Eleven

(E) Twelve

34. This ‘Mango Hybrid Variety’ is early maturity, dwarf
and having attractive colour, suitable for ‘Chotanagpur Region’ for the India?

(A) Amrapali

(B) Safed Maldah

(C) Malika

(D) Gulab Khas

(E) Ratna

35. Production period in case of tea after gestation
period is to the extant of …… .

(A) 100 years

(B) 50 years

(C) 25 years

(D) 10 years

(E) 5 years

36. Recently, this Public Sector Bank, had launched an
innovation called ‘Village Knowledge Centre’ wherein technology is used to help
the farmers improve his productivity—

(A) Punjab National Bank

(B) Central Bank of India

(C) United Bank of India

(D) United Commercial Bank

(E) Union Bank of India

37. As on 31 March, 2008, which one of the following
Microfinance Programmes have covered the largest number of BPL/poor families in
India ?

(A) SHG-Bank Linkage Programme

(B) SIDBI Foundation for Micro Credit (SFMC)

(C) Rashtriya Mahila Kosh (RMK)

(D) Friends of Women’s World Banking (FWWB)

(E) Rashtriya Grameen Vikas Nidhi (RGVN)

38. Which one of the following is the name of a fungicide
which can move mainly upwards within the plant and kill the pathogen away from
the point of application ?

(A) Semesan

(B) Demosan

(C) Cuprosan

(D) Tulisan

(E) Ceresan

39. As on March 2008, how many ‘No Frill Accounts’ were
opened by Banks under Financial Inclusion ?

(A) 12 million

(B) 13 million

(C) 14 million

(D) 15 million

(E) 16 million

40. This state is the Leading Producer of Vegetables in
India contributing around 19 per cent of country’s production from 17 per cent
of the total area under vegetable—

(A) Maharashtra

(B) Bihar

(C) West Bengal

(D) Andhra Pradesh

(E) Karnataka

41. According to the RBI Report (2001-02), this Banking
Region of the country has ‘Highest Flow of Institutional Credit for
Agriculture’ in terms of amount of credit extended in Rs. per hectare of Gross
Cropped Area—

(A) Northern Region

(B) North-Eastern Region

(C) Eastern Region

(D) Western Region

(E) Southern Region

42. Based on the Report on Trend and Progress of Banking
in India (RBI, 2007), the number of rural branches of scheduled Commercial
Banks in India as on 30th June, 2007, were—

(A) 32,303

(B) 32,121

(C) 30,775

(D) 30,500

(E) 30,633

43. At present (2006), the estimated population of
Tractors (Number of Tractors) in India is about—

(A) 28 lakhs

(B) 29 lakhs

(C) 30 lakhs

(D) 31 lakhs

(E) 32 lakhs

44. This being the only country in the world producing
all four known commercial varieties of silk viz., Mulberry, Tasar, Eri and
Muga—

(A) China

(B) Brazil

(C) Japan

(D) India

(E) Korean Republic

45. Which one of the following Pearl Millet (Bajra)
variety is early maturity, with high yield and suitable for Haryana State under
irrigated and rainfed situation ?

(A) GHB-757

(B) HHB-146

(C) GHB-538

(D) HHB-94

(E) RHB-121

46. Of the 31 Districts identified in four states as
having higher incidence of farmers suicides due to economic distress. How many
of the 31 economically distress districts belonged to Andhra Pradesh ?

(A) 10 Districts

(B) 12 Districts

(C) 14 Districts

(D) 16 Districts

(E) 18 Districts

47. Approximately, what percentage of Total Grape
produced in India every year dried for Raising Purpose ?

(A) 10 per cent

(B) 12 per cent

(C) 14 per cent

(D) 16 per cent

(E) 18 per cent

48. The Head Quarter of ‘National Fisheries Development
Board (NFDB) which was established on 10th July, 2006 for realizing full
potential of Indian Fisheries sector is located at—